when sending message, getting Error: Invalid public key

[alanhamlett]

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Bug description

Unable to send any message to one contact, but can receive messages from the same contact. Getting Error: Invalid public key. This happens both on Signal Desktop and Signal for Android. Sending messages to other contacts works, just not this one. Tried resetting the chat session, but issue persists.

Steps to reproduce

• send a message to a specific contact

Actual result: message isn't sent and getting error Invalid public key
Expected result: message should be sent

Platform info

Signal version: Desktop & Android both latest versions

Link to debug log

https://gist.github.com/3126b8ab0160385ac4d2464ecaac2eff

[zmanian]

I'm experiencing the same issue with folks who correspond with me.

It only affects Signal Desktop, not Android/iOS users.

It doesn't appear to affect all Signal Desktop users?

This problem first manifested on Jan 3rd.

Log from correspondent below.

2017-01-10T19:15:56.016Z fetchMessages
2017-01-10T19:15:57.984Z PUT https://textsecure-service-ca.whispersystems.org:80/v1/messages/+[REDACTED]992
2017-01-10T19:15:58.083Z PUT https://textsecure-service-ca.whispersystems.org:80/v1/messages/+[REDACTED]992 409 Error
2017-01-10T19:15:58.087Z GET https://textsecure-service-ca.whispersystems.org:80/v2/keys/+[REDACTED]992/2
2017-01-10T19:15:58.143Z GET https://textsecure-service-ca.whispersystems.org:80/v2/keys/+[REDACTED]992/2 200 Success
2017-01-10T19:15:58.480Z Error: Invalid public key
2017-01-10T19:15:58.482Z Failed to reload device keys Error: Invalid public key
    at validatePubKeyFormat (chrome-extension://bikioccmkafdpakkkcpdbppfkghcmihk/js/libtextsecure.js:35235:19)
    at Object.ECDHE (chrome-extension://bikioccmkafdpakkkcpdbppfkghcmihk/js/libtextsecure.js:35268:26)
    at Object.ECDHE (chrome-extension://bikioccmkafdpakkkcpdbppfkghcmihk/js/libtextsecure.js:35406:41)
    at chrome-extension://bikioccmkafdpakkkcpdbppfkghcmihk/js/libtextsecure.js:36101:40
2017-01-10T19:16:12.161Z clear attention

[zmanian]

This is fixed for me.

[alanhamlett]

Still not working for me, same error message when sending a message to one specific contact from both Signal Desktop and Android.

[scottnonnenberg]

I expect that this issue is now fixed. Please reactivate if you're still seeing it.

[alanhamlett]

Haven't experienced this bug for a while now, so also assuming it's fixed.